Join us in the afternoon of June 07 for an exceptional Annual General Meeting of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC) and the Swiss-Hong Kong Business Association (SHKBA).
As we bid farewell to our long-year president Felix Sutter, we will welcome our new SCCC president at the same time.
We are looking forward to sharing the results of the chamber’s work during the past 12 months with you and to shaping the chamber's future together with you.
Following the AGM, choose from four simultaneously running breakout sessions that will tackle the latest economical development in China.
We look forward to seeing many of you!
Programm Details
WANG Shihting, Chinese Ambassador in Switzerland
Jürg Burri, Swiss Ambassador in China
1. Activity Report SCCC 2023 |
Felix Sutter, President of the SCCC |
2. Approval of the Accounts for the year 2023, Budget 2024
|
Stephan Weiss, Board Member of the SCCC |
3. Release of the Board | Roger Bieri, Advisory Board Member SCCC |
4. Changes of the Board a. Board Resignations b. Board Elections c. Overview of the Advisory Board |
Felix Sutter, President of the SCCC |
5. Election of the Auditors for 2023 |
Felix Sutter, President of the SCCC |
6. Romandie Chapter Activity Presentation |
Jingjin Guo, President of the SCCC Romandie Chapter |
7. Ticino Chapter Activity Presentation |
Alex Chung, Chairman of the SCCC Ticino Chapter |
Please choose from one of the below breakout sessions:
1. ICBC - Opening China: Economic Insights and Financial Gateways
- Observations on China's economic growth by Sophie Yu, CICC
- Panel discussion with Matthias Gerster, Konstantinos Kalenis, Vincent Pellizzari and Daniel Hollenstein from ICBC Zurich Branch
- Ti Liu, Head of Greater China, Green Datacenter
- Regula Noser, CEO, Noser Light AG
- Speaker 3 tbc
- Lukas Züst, Head of China Desk and Partner, VISCHER
3. CBAM – Trade Impact on Chinese Companies
- Oliver Hulliger, Customs & International Trade, Sustainability, PwC Switzerland
- Dora Forgacs, Senior Manager Sustainability Services, PwC Switzerland
4. Cybersecurity, Beyond Technology
- Roger Bieri, Group Risk Control, UBS Switzerland AG
- Speaker 2 tbc
Sophie YU
Managing Director, China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
Sophie Yu built and leads CICC’s European Investment Banking business based in London. She has over 18 years of investment banking and private equity experience in Europe. Prior to joining CICC in 2014, Sophie worked for Morgan Stanley in London in Capital Markets and M&A. She also spent two years in a mid-market private equity firm both in Germany and in London. Sophie holds a M.A of Economics from the University of Cambridge in the UK.
Matthias Gerster
Head Financial Institutions, ICBC Zurich Branch
Matthias Gerster joined ICBC Ltd. Zurich Branch in May 2022 as Head Financial Institutions Switzerland. Before, he was for ten years with J.P. Morgan in Zürich, in Corporate Banking and Securities Services, and 17 years with UBS in Zürich, New York and Frankfurt, in Investment Banking, Asset Management, Securities Services and Corporate Banking. Matthias holds a Master of Science in Economics and Finance.
Konstantinos Kalenis
Head of Trade Finance, ICBC Zurich Branch
Konstantinos Kalenis is the Head of Trade Finance at ICBC Ltd. Zurich Branch since April 2021. Before, Konstantinos was working for a big International and various small Private banks in the Trade Finance and Corporate Banking area in Frankfurt, London, Geneva, Zurich and Vaduz. Konstantinos holds a Master Degree in International and Economic Relationships.
Vincent Pellizzari
Treasury Specialist, ICBC Zurich Branch
Vincent Pellizzari joined ICBC Ltd. Zurich Branch in February 2024 as a Treasurer in Switzerland. Before, he was seven years with Schroders in Zürich, as a Treasury Specialist for the Wealth Management of the bank, where he also started his career as a Trainee in the Treasury & FX Dealing department.
Lukas Zuest
Partner at VISCHER and Head of China Desk
Oliver Hulliger
Director Customs and International Trade, PwC
Dora Forgacs
Senior Manager Sustainability Services, PwC
- Registration is mandatory.
- Substitutes for registered persons unable to attend are welcome.